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Marxist Media Theory - 0 views
Why The Next Social Media Frontier Is The Past - 0 views
Technology is the Answer: What was the Question? -: UNESCO Education - 0 views
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four principles that you should apply to thought or action that involves information and communications technology
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bias,
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Technological Determinism: Technological Autonomy - 0 views
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'autonomy' is a key concept in Western liberalism
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Referring to standardized human behaviour and to what he calls the 'invisible technology' of language as well as to machines, Postman argues that 'Technique, like any other technology, tends to function independently of the system it serves. It becomes autonomous, in the manner of a robot that no longer obeys its master' (Postman 1993, p. 142).
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The Frankenstein Syndrome: One creates a machine for a particular and limited purpose. But once the machine is built, we discover, always to our surprise - that it has ideas of its own; that it is quite capable not only of changing our habits but... of changing our habits of mind' (Postman 1983, p. 23).
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JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 1 views
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But the larger the MOOC, I propose, the more it destabilizes the centrality of the teacher's role within the course. This may appear counter-intuitive: the larger the group of learners, the more the facilitator may stand out at first as the only identifiable figure in a sea of unknown names or faces. However
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If enough people try MOOCs, and begin to see themselves as learners with agency to contribute knowledge and determine what they take from a course experience, this may effect a gradual sociocultural shift towards participatory, communicative concepts of learning.
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